i see what you're saying... i suppose it depends how you define vanity. people can be vain about some things and not vain about others. i remember reading that when elton toured with billy joel, the whole tour was one extended catfight over who would get the best suite in each hotel, as though getting the next-best suite was some horrendous, intolerable insult. one can be vain and just not give a damn about public image.